Cultivate Skills at the Summer Institute for Public Health PracticeThe 21st annual Summer Institute is August 6–9. Join colleagues from around the Pacific Northwest for this hands-on, practical training session and grow your ability to guide public health to a brighter future. Public Health Management Certificate—Save $500!Are you in a management position or preparing to make a transition into management? Learn to handle resources and gain additional resources by improving your skills in managing people, money, and information. Find out more about the Public Health Management Certificate >> Northwest Public Health Leadership Institute—Now Enrolling!Build an individual leadership plan. Execute a leadership project developed with your employer. Broaden and challenge your skills with real-world cases and problem-based learning. Network with the future leaders of public health from around the Pacific Northwest. Take the next step. Learn more about the 2012–13 Leadership Institute >> Inclusive-JITT: Training Resources for Quality Emergency ResponseThe Advanced Practice Center at Oregon's Multnomah County Health Department has researched and created materials on best practices for the highest quality Just-In-Time Training. See how their trainings and materials can help your agency >> Systems Working Together: Comprehensive Planning for HealthA $25 million Communities Putting Prevention to Work grant allowed Public Health - |
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EventsPacific NW Cross Border Workshop
Healthy Homes Practitioner Course
MCH Training Webinar
Latent Tuberculosis Webinar
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NewsSarah Paliulis Twice-Honored with UW School of Public Health Awards
Washington Joint Conference Call for Abstracts (May 25 Deadline)
New Guidelines for Latent Tuberculosis Prevention and Control
Healthy Planning Down Under: Join the Discussion on May 30
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NWCPHP Mission
The Northwest Center for Public Health Practice (NWCPHP) promotes excellence in public health by linking academia and the practice community. As part of the University of Washington School of Public Health, NWCPHP provides training, research, and evaluation for state, local, and tribal public health in six states—Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming.
The 9th Annual PNWBHA Cross
Border Workshop will be held in Tacoma, WA, May 15–17, 2012.
Offered in Anchorage, AK from May 17–18 at no charge. Register before May 4.
Lyle Fagnan, MD, presents on developmental and psychosocial screening in a frontier setting.
Discussion of CDC's new guidelines for Latent Tuberculosis Infection, 12:00–1:00 p.m.
Are
you developing innovative programs, policies, and approaches, or
generating new research findings that address today’s public health
challenges? If so, consider submitting an abstract for an oral or poster presentation at the annual Joint
Conference on Health.
During a Special Bulletin webinar on Wednesday, May 30 from noon to 1:00
p.m. (PDT), local tuberculosis prevention and control staff will discuss the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention’s most recent guidelines regarding
LTBI.
On Tuesday May 30, Susan Thompson, Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia , will talk about how to revitalize the relationship
between the built environment and health sectors.



